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July 13, 2006 - Newsletter by Jerrold Schiff
1) Warning - watch out for the following viruses (virii?)
Pest Trap - THIS IS NOT MY PROGRAM !
- I may have left "Pest Patrol" on your computer
Pest Patrol is a GOOD program - that removes 40% of all known
viruses, spyware etc. It even removes LIMEWIRE, KAZAA
and BEARSHARE (file sharing programs). It does NOT
go after good programs like Azureus!
Winantivirus, spyquake, spysheriff, spywareNO
- these are truly obnoxious programs
- they ANNOUNCE that you have 300 viruses,
they TEMPT you into buying their program for removal
and they OPEN THE DOOR to really bad viruses
and of course, do not remove any viruses at all.
Cost is usually $39.95
Cost to reinstall your computer is $180 (that's MY charge)
2) Norton renewal.
Is it time to renew your anti virus software?
Hire me to update your NORTON, and in that same hour,
I will clean out the temporary files, find any hidden viruses,
and stop any unnecessary programs from loading, running and using resources.
3) Computer Lessons.
By now, you've seen my new advertisement (ie: Winter Park Observer).
People have told me that, compared to most computer geeks, they
can actually understand what I am saying, and they want me to
teach them how to get a handle on their computer.
Now, this does not mean advanced lessons in Quickbooks, MS Word, Excel etc.
(I have a subcontractor who can handle these questions!)
But the basics - how to back up a computer (save files, burn to disks or
even add a second hard drive for back up and emergency usage)
How to network two or more computers - how to share files or share printers.
4) Emergency Services:
Special:
You can phone your internet provider (Brighthouse, Bellsouth, AOL etc)
and stay on hold for hours - and then get to talk to someone from India
OR YOU CAN CALL ME - and I will be IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER WITHIN 30 minutes
(well provided I am not in front of someone else's computer !)
There is no additional charge for emergency repair services.
One of my favourite clients asked:
"Jerrold - when do you have a day off?"
Answer: "Any day I do not get a phone call!"
5) Hardware Sale:
Need a printer? I have a brand new Dell Printer A924 - still in the box.
Need a fax / printer? Got an older one - that works great (parallel not usb).
Need a "slower" computer for the kids? I've got computers priced under $150
that are perfect for "beginners". Heck, I've got a laptop perfect for a
little one wanting to learn Windows (internet access can be disabled).
